Average Net Price – What Is It?

It is important that you fully understand tuition costs and pricing in higher education. All is not what it seems.

Few students pay the advertised tuition figure, known as the sticker price. Net price is what you’ll actually pay for college, after subtracting scholarships and grants.

Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education. A high sticker price can scare students away from a specific college even though it might be a good fit for them. Look at net price, not the sticker price. A high sticker price can scare students away from a specific college even though it might be a good fit for them. Look at net price, not the sticker price. Few students pay the advertised tuition figure, known as the sticker price. Net price is what you’ll actually pay for college, after subtracting scholarships and grants.

An education is an important thing to have these days. Unfortunately higher education is less than fully transparent about what an education costs. For those of you who may not be familiar with it, The Chronicle of Higher Education is the premiere publication of college and universities. Professors and college administrators go to The Chronicle for the latest important news in American Colleges and Universities.

The BUZZ Today message is clear. If you do not know that few students pay the full price, you well could end up spending more money for your education than you need to. The good news is that there is excellent information on how many current students are getting financial help at a college or university that you are interested in. The source is COLLEGE Navigator

The challenge for you as a prospective student is to navigate the huge data base of college information in COLLEGE Navigator. For help with the navigation see chapter Chapter 9 “How to Select the Right School” in the book “Your Future is Calling“.